Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana.
Habitat: Open, moist, rocky slopes from subalpine to alpine.
Flowers: July-September
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees, flies
Perennial from shallow rhizomes, the stem simple, erect or curved at the base, 0.6-2 dm. tall, thinly puberulent.
Leaves opposite, elliptic to ovate or obovate, 1-2.5 mm. long and 5-14 mm. wide, glabrous, entire.
Inflorescence a terminal, bracteate raceme, the flowers pedicellate, at least the upper bracts alternate; sepals 4, unequal; corolla deep blue-violet, rotate, 8-13 mm. wide, 4-lobed, the upper lobe the largest; style exerted, 6-10 mm. long; stamens 2, filaments 4-8 mm. long.
Capsule glandular-pubescent, somewhat notched, 4-6 mm. high, higher than wide.
Publication: Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 288. 1878.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Veronica cusickii in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Veronica cusickii checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Veronica cusickii information.
E-Flora BC: Veronica cusickii atlas page.
CalPhotos: Veronica cusickii photos.
USDA Plants: Veronica cusickii information.
